All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 481
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PICTURE: 787 cruises with landing-gear stowed
Boeing has released an image of its 787 in largely-clean flight configuration, with the twin-jet's landing-gear raised. The landing-gear remained deployed...
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NewsScotland's Flyglobespan collapses as funding deal fails
Scottish holiday carrier Flyglobespan has ceased operations after its tour operator, Globespan Group, collapsed. The Edinburgh-based
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Timely abort could have averted blocked-pitot 757 struggle
Investigators believe a Boeing 757-200 crew's struggle to establish stable flight after a pitot tube blockage could have been avoided if the pilots had aborted...
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NewsCabin supervisor praised after Ryanair pressurisation drama
Irish investigators have credited a cabin service supervisor with containing a serious pressurisation incident which developed after a Ryanair Boeing 737-800...
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NewsBA refuses to back down in face of strike threat
British Airways is refusing to be intimidated by the threat of an extensive cabin crew strike over the Christmas holiday period, insisting that it will not...
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NewsBritish Airways cabin crew vote for 12-day strike
British Airways cabin crew members have voted heavily in favour of industrial action, with a 12-day strike set to begin on 22 December. The vote, which...
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BA set to invest heavily in OpenSkies after abandoning sale
British Airways appears prepared to invest heavily in its all-premium transatlantic operation OpenSkies, after deciding against both selling the division...
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BA discloses extent of pension deficit
British Airways has disclosed a pension deficit of £3.7 billion ($6 billion) after reaching an agreement on the financial basis for calculation the figure...
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Airbus backs overhaul of pitot icing certification standards
New standards for pitot probes are expected to emerge from a working group being founded in the wake of June's fatal loss of an Air France Airbus A330 over...
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NewsSouth Africa's Airlink battles to avoid grounding
South African regional carrier Airlink is fighting to avoid being grounded after the country's transport ministry indicated that he would consider a block...
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Aer Lingus chief financial officer quits
Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus' chief financial officer Sean Coyle has resigned from his post and will leave the company at the end of this month.
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South African CAA to intensify Airlink audit after ERJ incident
South Africa's civil aviation authority is intensifying an audit of regional carrier Airlink after it suffered its third serious incident since mid-September,...
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EasyJet chief Harrison to step down in June 2010
EasyJet chief executive Andy Harrison is intending to step down from his post at the end of June next year. Earlier this year the UK budget airline...
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NewsShaken Airlink calls in specialist to review operations
South African regional carrier Airlink has recruited an independent specialist to carry out an extensive review its operations after a string of accidents...
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Climate panel: Study does not endorse Heathrow expansion
Members of the UK climate-change panel are insisting that today's report on air transport growth is not an endorsement of expansion at London Heathrow. The...
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Air Algerie to acquire four ATR 72s next year
Algerian flag-carrier Air Algerie is to acquire four ATR 72-500s, reinforcing a fleet which already includes eight of the type. The carrier has secured...
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South African CAA to intensify Airlink audit after ERJ incident
South Africa's civil aviation authority is intensifying an audit of regional carrier Airlink, after it suffered its third serious incident since mid-September,...
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NewsInquiry scrutinises second A330 incident for AF447 insight
French investigators are to examine a severe turbulence incident a week ago involving an Air France Airbus A330-200 which had been operating the same route...
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NewsThird Airlink accident in three months as ERJ overruns
Regional carrier South African Airlink has suffered another serious operational incident, its third in less than three months, this time involving an Embraer...
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EU carbon scheme may be ineffective: UK committee
Members of a cross-party parliamentary transport committee are warning that the European Union's emissions-trading scheme might prove a weak tool for pushing...